The Trump administration’s military strike in January against Cuba’s former ally Venezuela cut off a crucial supply of oil to the island. It was soon followed by a US-ordered oil blockade on the island,

"Thirty-four hours straight without electricity or water. My little girls are sleeping on the floor yet again."

An islandwide blackout hit Cuba on Monday as the country's fuel reserves dwindle and its electric grid continues to crumble. The blackout in the country of nearly 10 million people was reported by the state-run Electric Union,

Cuba's electric grid collapsed on Monday, leaving 10 million people on the island without power as tensions with the Trump administration continue.

Cuba is heading toward an irreversible demographic contraction and could end the century with just 5.6 million residents, a U.N. report says.

The government’s security apparatus has staved off collapse under U.S. pressure, monitoring Cubans in their homes, on the job and even at movie theaters.

Cuban President Miguel Díaz-Canel said Cuba is ready to resist any U.S. military intervention. He warned that Cubans are “not afraid” and would defend “to the very last drop of blood” in response to

Cuba is going to implement “market socialism, Cuban-style,” says Juan Triana Barros of the University of Havana. Not everyone is sure about that. Fully implemented, the reforms would shrink the areas of the economy from which private businesses are banned,